18 Related Articles from 2018-07-12

AAF to pay players $250K on 3-year deals. The fledgling Alliance of American Football is set to pay players $250,000 each on three-year, non-guaranteed contracts, league co-founder Bill Polian told... >>

Celebs give voice to immigrant mom. Maggie Gyllenhaal and dozens of other celebrities teamed up with the ACLU to give voice to Mirian, an immigrant separated from her 18-month-old son at the U.S. border. >>

Economists Think U.S. Unemployment Is Headed to a 50-Year Low. Economists expect the low U.S. unemployment rate to go even lower over the next year, reaching levels not seen in a half-century. >>

How reality TV took over politics. Despite reality television's junk-food TV reputation, the genre has lasted and evolved for more than two decades. And what's more, it's grown into a political force in America. >>

Kinks bass player Jim Rodford, 76, died when he fell down stairs at his home after drinking. The Kinks legend Jim Rodford fell down his stairs and died aged 76 after drinking and watching TV to pass his jet lag, an inquest heard. The star who played for Zombies had been on a US tour. >>

Man survives being dragged by train. A Denver man is recovering after he fell onto train tracks and was trapped and dragged by a moving car. >>

Markets Right Now: Technology stocks lead US rebound. US stocks are higher as technology companies help the market recover some of the previous day's losses >>

Technology companies lead US stock indexes higher. US technology companies are leading the market higher as stocks recover a piece of the steep losses they took the day before >>

The US is fighting one the world's poorest countries over trade. Second-hand clothes donated by Americans have sparked a bitter trade dispute between the United States and one of the world's poorest countries. >>

U.S. forecaster sees 65 pct chance of El Nino emerging.... July 12 (Reuters) - Chances of the emergence of the El Nino weather pattern have increased to 65 percent during the fall and 70 percent during winter... >>

U.S. forecaster sees 65 percent chance of El Nino emerging during fall. Chances of the El Nino weather pattern emerging have increased to about 65 percent during fall, and about 70 percent during winter 2018-19, a U.S. government weather forecaster said on Thursday. >>

U.S. inflation steadily firming; labor market strong. By Lucia MutikaniWASHINGTON, July 12 (Reuters) - U.S. consumer prices barely rose in June, but the underlying trend continued to point to a steady buildup... >>

U.S. Jobless Claims Fall in Holiday Week. The number of Americans filing initial applications for unemployment benefits fell last week, but interpreting a signal from the data can by tricky due to seasonal factors. >>

U.S. says all eligible youngest children, families reunited. 46 children under 5 weren't reunited with their families because of safety concerns, the deportation of their parents and other issues >>

UPDATE 1-Cargill profit more than doubles on higher beef demand. Cargill Inc reported a
quarterly profit on Thursday that more than doubled, boosted by
higher demand for beef, even as the global commodities trader
wrestled with worries over a trade war between the U.S. and
China. >>

US inflation reaches 2.9 percent in June, highest in 6 years. Consumer prices rose in June from a year earlier at the fastest pace in more than six years, lifted by more expensive gas, car insurance, and higher rent. >>